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IP Sales Account Specialist

Posted 6 days ago

OfficeUSA - Alexandria, VA

We are hiring a Sales Account Specialist to join our Intellectual Property team at Clarivate. This is a sales‑driven, hunter role focused on identifying, prospecting, and winning new customers. In this role, you will actively generate new business by uncovering opportunities within target accounts, conducting outbound prospecting, and building relationships with net‑new customers. You will own the full sales cycle—from lead generation and discovery through solution presentation and close—while consistently meeting or exceeding revenue goals. Partnering closely with internal teams, you will position Clarivate’s solutions to address customer challenges, create compelling value propositions, and convert prospects into long‑term clients.

About You – Experience, Education, Skills, and Accomplishments

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience

  • 2+ Years of experience in software sales, or a consultative sales role

  • 1+ year of experience in a sales hunting role

It would be great if you also had…

  • Prior experience with Intellectual Property

What will you be doing in this role?

  • Support sales goals by assisting in meeting targets and identifying opportunities for upselling. 

  • Provide accurate sales data to management through regular communication. 

  • Collaborate with customers and potential leads, following the established sales cycle and processes. 

  • Understand customer needs and assist in presenting compelling solutions to their problems. 

  • Support the management of customer opportunities through the sales cycle from identifying needs, through solution development and presentation, to quoting, negotiating, and closing the sale. 

  • Build knowledge of Clarivate products and services to effectively support our solutions. 

  • Participate in meetings and events, sharing insights on customers, products, and sales with the broader team. 

  • Maintain meeting volumes as established by Sales Management to ensure consistent engagement and productivity. 

  • Assist in identifying potential roles within existing customers to expand business opportunities. 

About the Team

You will be joining the Hunter Sales Team at Clarivate. The team consists of 4 other sales professionals spread out across the US. You will report to the Senior Manager of Sales.

Hours of Work

  • This is a full time, permanent position

  • This is a hybrid role working 2 days a week in our Alexandria, VA office.

  • Ability to travel 1-2 times per month as needed

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At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.

Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
USA - Alexandria, VA

Clarivate is a leading global provider of transformative intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics, workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia & Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences & Healthcare. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.

Employees
11403
Industry
Information Services
Headquarters
London
Company location
London, GB
Specialties
Scientific and academic research, patent analytics and regulatory standards, pharmaceutical and biotech intelligence, trademark protection, domain brand protection, intellectual property management., Life science research, Patent analytics, Regulatory Standards, Technology, Trademark Research, IP and Standards, Intellectual Property Management, Anti-Fraud, Brand Protection, Anti-Piracy, Proprietary Software, Data analytics, Predictive data, Clinical Trial Research, and Competitive Intelligence

Key team members

Harry Bermas

Harry Bermas

Michael Sherf

Michael Sherf

Chris Eklund

Chris Eklund

Helen Mei Lin Chung-Kesl

Helen Mei Lin Chung-Kesl

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